Creativity comes in many shapes and sizes – from creative problem solving to visual arts to writing your thoughts to generating new ideas or a new spin on an existing idea.
I believe that we all have the innate ability and were put here on this planet to create. What we create and how we do it looks different for each of us.
To access our creativity, it helps to get quiet and allow what wants to emerge to come forth. From that inspired place it is important to act on it without concern for other’s or self judgment. Unfortunately, it is that last piece, that keeps so much of our creativity under wraps.
I believe that accessing creativity is especially important right now for several reasons:
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Every once in awhile a joint venture partner will just fall in your lap. But, that’s not the norm. More often it requires a little more effort if you’re looking to find the “right” partner.
My first suggestion is to get out there and connect. It’s extremely critical to become more visible. You need to grow your network among like-minded people. To create a successful joint venture, you want to connect with people who are moving in a similar direction, share a similar goal and common interests.
I’m really happy to say that quite a few joint venture partnerships have blossomed among Metromom members and from entrepreneurs that have participated in my interactive coaching programs. These partnerships work because not only do they have a lot in common, but they’re working towards similar goals.
Spring is a great antidote to long cold winters. It’s the same with action and inaction. Action is a powerful antidote to the stagnation of inactivity. Being creatively alive involves abandoning a position of inaction in circumstances which have traditionally immobilized you. The name of the game is action. Doing. Overcoming your inertia and acting will give you a whole new lease on being creatively alive.
Action is the single most effective antidote to depression, anxiety, stress, fear, worry, guilt, and of course, immobility. It is virtually impossible to be depressed and active at the same time. Even if you wanted to, it is difficult to keep on moping, complaining, lolling around and wallowing in self-pity if you get active and do something. Anything! Just doing is such an important part of being a fully functioning person.
Time management tips really help you manage yourself when you are stressed, rushed, and caught in a time crunch. Those are, after all, the times when it’s hardest to make your best time choices.
Here are 5 Stress-Reduction Steps to Take the Crunch Out of Your Time
Work Within Your Limits. It sounds easy. It is not so easy. Take a deep breath. Recognize the reality that you don’t have time to get everything done that you might have hoped to. Straightforward as it sounds, it requires truly relinquishing options you might value highly! In Scott Peck’s classic, The Road Less Traveled, he lists “balancing” as one of the four essential disciplines to solve all life’s problems. At the heart of balancing is letting go. You assume more positive control by reducing demands on yourself to a workable level. Having simplified your demands, you can succeed!
How will you create the financial success you want in 2010 if you don’t have the necessary processes in place?
In teaching a new Say Yes to You Coaching series that started in October 2009 it came to my attention just how many entrepreneurs don’t realize how important it is to have written goals, a vision board, written marketing plans as well as written action plans in place so they know exactly where they are going and what they need to do to get there!
If you didn’t set your goals or write your marketing plan with weekly actions I highly encourage you to do this before January 8th 2010 so that you are ready to “Step Up and Stand out in 2010.”
The ability to receive has been really up for me lately. Everywhere I turn is an example of someone receiving in a beautiful way.
One of the most touching examples I’ve witnessed so far in the new year was last week, at my Platinum Inner Circle retreat. At the end of the retreat, one of the participants stood up and shared how, when she heard about the program she made a decision right then and there to be in it.
Only thing was, she didn’t have the money. But she didn’t allow that to change her decision. Instead, she kept holding her intention with faith and power, knowing that she was going to be in this program.
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I have noticed as I go about my mission of lighting the world by helping gifted people get their messages out, that many abandon their desires to make a difference for one simple reason. They’re just trying to survive. They’re so busy trying to make this month’s bills that they feel like they can’t possibly focus on what brings them joy — especially if they can’t directly see how that’s going to make them money.
I know how this feels — been there, done that — for a lot of years. But, I’ve noticed an interesting phenomenon. The year I started SheLovesGod.com (2000) is the year things started turning around for us financially. I put my heart, time and effort into making a positive impact on the world and God repaid me handsomely and exponentially over time. In Luke 10:7 Jesus told His disciples as he sent them out without purse or script that they would have food and drink, “for the labourer is worthy of his hire.” God takes care of His own.
Blogging is fun, but it’s also for business. Obviously.
And to be a successful blogger, you need to get noticed. No one will read or buy from you if they can’t find you. True? The question is…how do you get yourself out there – in a way that is easy, natural, and fun for you – so people CAN find you? That is where search engine optimization, more commonly known as SEO, comes into play.
This post is about what SEO is, and how you are going to use it. If you want to know more about why blogging gives you such a search engine advantage, you can read this post.
“Terri, you've hit the nail on the head with the most underused and misunderstood secrets. Just one of the secrets you share allowed me to go from zero to a quarter of a million a year in only two years. In fact, you and your team have been a big part of the Think Big Revolution, giving solo entrepreneurs all the resources they need to think bigger about who they are and what they offer the world. Much gratitude and love to you and your team. -- P.S. Your newsletter looks great!!"
